LA county sheriff’s deputy dies after medical emergency during relay race
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas, 30, died after a medical emergency during the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay race in the Mojave desert.
- The annual race covers a 120-mile course from Baker, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, with teams from various law enforcement agencies participating.
- The southwestern US, including California and Nevada, has experienced record-breaking heat this March, which may have contributed to the incident.
- Vargas joined the sheriff’s department in 2015 and was serving in San Dimas at the time of his death; the department has not disclosed the exact cause of death.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department expressed condolences and asked the community to honor Vargas’s service and keep his family in their thoughts.
